1. Henry flatered at the man's belligerence.
belligerence- An aggressive or truculent attitude, atmosphere, or disposition.
Henry flatered at the man's aggressive or truculent attitude.
2. Impressionism, she'd call the style of painting.
Impressionism- A theory or practice in painting especially among French painters of about 1870 of depicting the natural appearances of objects by means of dabs or strokes of primary unmixed colors in order to simulate actual reflected light.
Painting with dabs and strokes that reflected the sun light was the style.
HOW COULD YOU USE THIS DEFINITION WITHOUT WRITING THE ENTIRE DEFINITION AND MAKING IT VERY AWKWARD? FOR EXAMPLE: PAINTING WITH DABS AND STROKES THAT SEEM TO SHOW REFLECTED LIGHT WAS THE STYLE, SHE'D SAY. THE REWRITING OF THE SENTENCE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE EXACTLY IN THE SAME ORDER; IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAT THE MEANING IS UNDERSTOOD.
3. The green-gold aristocratic carpet of sunflowers reminded Henry of one of the paintings Madame Gaulloise had hanging in her home.
Aristocratic- Belonging to, having the qualities of, or favoring.
The green-gold carpet of sunflowers reminded Henry of one of the paintings Madame Gaulloise had hanging in her home.
AGAIN - WHAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN IS VERY LITERAL...HOW ABOUT THIS? THE GREEN-GOLD CARPET THAT FAVORED A SEA OF SUNFLOWERS...HANGING IN HER HOME.
4. That was all the gruff maquis fighter would answer.
Gruff- Rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect.
That was all the rough maquis fighter would answer.
OMIT THE WORDS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN; USING ONE OR TWO SYNONYMS IS PLENTY.
5. He worried about scurvy.
Scurvy- A disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes.
He worried about a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes.
6. Henry understood why le patron hit him, the lunacy of it.
Lunacy-Intermittent insanity once believed to be related to phases of the moon.
Henry understood why le patron hit him, the insanity of it.
AGAIN - VERY LITERAL. CHANGE: HENRY UNDERSTOOD WHY LE PATRON HIT HIM, THE INSANITY OF IT.
7. Henry took a deep breath to make himself coherent.
Coherent- Logically or aesthetically ordered or integrated.
Henry took a deep breath to make himself logically or aesthetically ordered.
8. This time Henry fell silent and le patron prodded.
Prodded- To thrust a pointed instrument into.
This time Henry fell silent and le patron thrust a pointed instrument into him.
9. Henry mulled over the situation.
Mulled- To consider at length.
Henry considered the situation.
10. To fit under the roof, he'd taken off his fez.
Fez- A tasseled red pillbox hat that is part of a french colonial soldier's uniform.
To fit under the roof, he'd taken off his tasseled red pillbox hat that was part of his french colonial soldier's uniform.
11. He became silent, looking over a gorge to a long series of ridges, the stark white rock furrowed into eerie, looming shapes like broken tusks.
stark- Rigid in or as if in death.
He became silent, looking over a gorge to a long series of ridges, the rigid white rock furrowed into eerie, looming shapes like broken tusks.
12. He became silent, looking over a gorge to a long series of ridges, the stark white rock furrowed into eerie, looming shapes like broken tusks. furrowed- To make furrows, grooves, wrinkles, or lines in.
He became silent, looking over a gorge to a long series of ridges, the stark white rock furrows, grooves, and looming shapes like broken tusks.
13. Henry marveled at the hodgepodge of people willing to risk so much.
Hodgepodge- A heterogeneous mixture.
Henry marveled at the heterogeneous mixture of people willing to risk so much.
14. Some priests and nuns helped the resistince, but many church offcials supported the vichy and the deportation of jews and political undesirables.
Vichy- A common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944.
Some priests and nuns helped the resistince, but many church offcials supported the government of France and the deportation of jews and political undesirables.
15. The old maquisard crossed his arm across his broad chest and scrutinized Henry.
Scrutinized-examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.
The old maquisard crossed his arm across his broad chest and examined Henry thoroughly.
Anthony- You did steps 1 and 2 of this assignment. Reread the directions and finish, please. Mrs. M 5/2 ANTHONY - SEE ME; I'D LIKE TO TALK THIS THROUGH WITH YOU. MRS. M 5/15
Riley Holton
1. At least this time, he wasn't having to assess whether the person in front of him was going to save him or sell him.
Assess- evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of
At least this time, he wasn't having to evaluate whether the person in front of him was going to save him or sell him.
2. One of the train travelers clutched a long baguette.
Baguette-a slim, rectangular handbag;a long, narrow loaf of french bread
One of the train travelers clutched a long, slim handbag. THEY WERE CLUTCHING A LOAF OF BREAD.
3. Women were already queuing at butcher shops, counting out their ration points.
Queuing-a line or sequence of people awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed
Women were already in line waiting to be attended at butcher shops, counting out their ration points.
4. A gang of boisterous American soldier in uniform khaki rounded the corner.
Boisterous-noisy, energetic, and cheerful;rowdy
A gang of rowdy American soldiers in uniform khaki rounded the corner.
5. Lilly had been cooking, preparing for a normal day, while he'd been gallivanting like a crazed fool and nearly killed himself.
Gallivanting-go around from one place to another in the pursuit of pleasure or entertainment
Lilly had been cooking, preparing for a normal day, while he'd been moving around for entertainment like a crazed fool and nearly killed himself.
6. We were cut off from the abbey I sent children to before.
Abbey- the building or buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns.
We were cut off from the building of monks and nuns I sent children to before.
7. The old maquisard crossed his arm across his broad chest and scrutinized Henry.
Scrutinized-examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.
The old maquisard crossed his arm across his broad chest and and inspected Henry.
8. Le patron's men had risked the heist because a British SOE officer had landed in a tree when he was parachuted in and broken his arm.
Heist-a robbery
Le patron's men had risked the robbery because a British SOE officer had landed in a tree when he was parachuted in and broken his arm.
9. He became silent, looking out over a gorge to a long series of ridges, the stark white rock furrowed into eerie, looming shapes, like broken tusks.
Eerie-strange and frightening.
He became silent, looking out over a gorge to a long series of ridges, the stark white rock furrowed into frightening, looming shapes, like broken tusks.
10. He became silent, looking out over a gorge to a long series of ridges, the stark white rock furrowed into eerie, looming shapes, like broken tusks.
Looming-appear in a shadowy form
He became silent, looking out over a gorge to a long series of ridges, the stark white rock furrowed into eerie, shadowy shapes, like broken tusks.
11. The monks live in seclusion.
Seclusion-a state of being private and away from other people.
The monks live in a state of being private and away from others.
12. Jutting out onto it was a flowering peninsula with a little white rectangular castle.
Jutting-extend out, over, or beyond the main body or line of something.
Extending out onto it was a flowering peninsula with a little white rectangular castle.
13. Henry gazed along the lake, thinking, trying to imagine the mind-set of a brave but distraught child.
Distraught-deeply upset and agitated
Henry gazed along the lake, thinking, trying to imagine the mind-set of a brave but agitated child.
14. Along the waters came the sound of conversation, laughter, dickering,
Dickering-petty argument or bargaining
Along the waters came the sound of conversation, laughter, bargaining.
15. She turned to him, with a smile that was both embarrassing and jubilant.
Jubilant-feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph
She turned to him, with a smile that was both embarrassing and expressing happiness.
Riley - you, too, have not completed this assignment. Check the directions, please. Mrs. M 5/2 BETTER 5/14
Chris Broghammer
1. There was something beneath the scowl, something new, something akin to concern.
scowl- displaying sadness, depression, or disappointment.
There was something beneath the sadness, something new, something akin to concern.
2. He sat down with the rock on his back, glancing back and fourth between the two tunnel entrances, instinctively checking high camp perimeters, as they’d been taught in basic training.
Perimeters- the boundary of a closed plane figure; the length of a perimeter; a line or strip bounding or protecting an area; outer limits ; the part of a basketball court outside the three-point line
He sat down with the rock on his back, glancing back and fourth between the two tunnel entrances, instinctively checking high camp outline
CHRIS - I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN BY THIS SECOND SENTENCE.
3. What an idiot he’d been not to learn her first name.
Idiot- an utterly foolish or senseless person
What an foolish person he’d been not to learn her first name.
4. Henry Poured out the story of the Gestapo’s interrogation, of the SS officer holding up a scarf and saying they held a women they suspected had aided him, of his managing to kill the Nazi and escape.
interrogation- the act of interrogating; questioning
Henry Poured out the story of the Gestapo’s questioning
5. Henry felt a wave of redemption that somehow his actions may be helped her even a little.
Redemption - The return of an investor's principal in a security, such as a stock, bond, or mutual fund.
Henry felt a wave of sadness
6. Then he never mentioned it again
Mentioned-to cite formally for a meritorious act or achievement
Then he never talked about it again
7. Henry floated in darkness.
Floated- move gently on the surface of a liquid; drift along
Henry drifted in darkness.
8. When he saw its brass radiator gleam in the moonlight.
Gleam- a flash or beam of light
When he saw its brass radiator shine in the moonlight.
9. Henry didn’t even consider knocking on Newcomb’s door.
Consider- to regard as or deem to be
Henry didn’t even deem knocking on Newcomb’s door.
10 .Dispite his reputation for brewing stump liquor.
Reputation- the estimation in which a person or thing is held
Dispite his estimation for brewing stump liquor.
11. The old man was getting almost respectable.
Respectable- worthy of respect or esteem; estimable; worthy
The old man was getting almost respect.
12. He popped up the fleecy collar of his new fight jacket.
Popped- to burst open with such a sound
He burst up the fleecy collar of his new fight jacket.
DOES THIS MAKE SENSE IN THIS SENTENCE? HOW CAN YOU INFER WHAT 'POPPED' MEANS IN THIS INSTANCE?
13. The owner was growing agitated.
Agitated-to give motion to; to move with an irregular, rapid, or violent action
The owner was growing monion
??? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
14. The owner leaned up against the white stucco wall and folded his arms across his chest
Stucco- a wall, facing, molding, or any other work made of such materials
The owner leaned up against the white wall and folded his arms across his chest
YOU DIDN'T EXPLAIN WHAT STUCCO MEANS...IT HAS MOLDING OR DECORATIVE PLASTER.
15. He did note, though, that the lavish curtains he remembering being in the parlor, framing the windows, were missing.
lavish- nice
He did note, though, that the nice curtains FINISH THE SENTENCE.
Chris - You are the third one who is missing part of the assignment...reread the directions and please finish the assignment.
Mrs. M 5/2 CHRIS - BETTER EFFORT. THERE IS STILL ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT, BUT THE DUE DATE IS NOW EXPIRED. MRS. M 5/14
Peter A.
1. Oui, this is scoundrel.
scoundrel- a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately.
2. The MPs plopped Henry into a row of chairs in the main hallway....
MP - military police
The military police plopped Henry into a row of chairs in the main hallway....
3,& 4 ...intellectual -looking men who appeared as uncomfortable in their attempts at non-chalance and lounging as Henry felt.
non-chalance - quality of being without warmth or enthusiasm; showing cool lack of concern
lounging - to sit, or stand in a relaxed way.
...intellectual -looking men who appeared as uncomfortable in their attempts at looking cool and sit in a relaxed way.
5 About him hung an air of arrogance -
arrogance - quality of being overbearing and self important, proud, haughty
About him hung an air of being self important.
6. ...surveyed people down his fine, chiseled nose, something about his staccato voice.
staccato - distinct break between successive tones; abrupt, distinct speech pattern
...surveyed people down his fine, chiseled nose, something about his abrupt, distinct speech pattern.
7. ...surveyed people down his fine, chiseled nose
chiseled - cut or shaped as if by a chisel
...surveyed people down his fine, finely made nose
8. Mesmerized, Henry kept watching the man.
mesmerized - to hypnotize, spellbind
Hypnotized, Henry kept watching the man.
9. Then the man laughed at something he said, a sneering, guttural snort.
guttural - harsh, rasping sounds produced from the back of the throat.
Then the man laughed at something he said, a sneering, harsh, rasping snort.
10. Ready to die for your country of mongrels?
mongrel - an animal produced by the crossing of different breeds; a mixed breed
Ready to die for your country of people of mixed ethnic groups?
11. ... where he'd heard that snide laughter, that cold voice.
snide - in a sly mean way
... where he'd heard that mean laughter, that cold voice.
12. "Bastard!"
bastard - a person born to a person not married to each other; inferior person, less than the standard person
"You are worth nothing!"
13. "He's SS!"
SS - a military unit of the Nazi party used as special police
"He's Nazi special policeman!"
14 "Trafficking in stolen American goods and counterfeit ration cards.
counterfeit - an imitation of something made to deceive
"Trafficking in stolen American goods and imitation ration cards.
15 I can put you in the brig of a troopship....
brig - a prison for the U.S. Navy
I can put you in the Navy prison of a troopship...
Peter - Awesome job! You followed the directions perfectly! Yes!!!
Mrs. M 5/2
Anthony ZIngale Holocaust Homework Anthony Zingale Homework PAge Peter A. Riley H. Chris B
Anthony Z. Riley H. Chris B. Peter A.
Group Work: Anthony Zingale:
1. Henry flatered at the man's belligerence.belligerence- An aggressive or truculent attitude, atmosphere, or disposition.
Henry flatered at the man's aggressive or truculent attitude.
2. Impressionism, she'd call the style of painting.
Impressionism- A theory or practice in painting especially among French painters of about 1870 of depicting the natural appearances of objects by means of dabs or strokes of primary unmixed colors in order to simulate actual reflected light.
Painting with dabs and strokes that reflected the sun light was the style.
HOW COULD YOU USE THIS DEFINITION WITHOUT WRITING THE ENTIRE DEFINITION AND MAKING IT VERY AWKWARD? FOR EXAMPLE: PAINTING WITH DABS AND STROKES THAT SEEM TO SHOW REFLECTED LIGHT WAS THE STYLE, SHE'D SAY. THE REWRITING OF THE SENTENCE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE EXACTLY IN THE SAME ORDER; IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAT THE MEANING IS UNDERSTOOD.
3. The green-gold aristocratic carpet of sunflowers reminded Henry of one of the paintings Madame Gaulloise had hanging in her home.
Aristocratic- Belonging to, having the qualities of, or favoring.
The green-gold carpet of sunflowers reminded Henry of one of the paintings Madame Gaulloise had hanging in her home.
AGAIN - WHAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN IS VERY LITERAL...HOW ABOUT THIS? THE GREEN-GOLD CARPET THAT FAVORED A SEA OF SUNFLOWERS...HANGING IN HER HOME.
4. That was all the gruff maquis fighter would answer.
Gruff- Rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect.
That was all the rough maquis fighter would answer.
OMIT THE WORDS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED IN GREEN; USING ONE OR TWO SYNONYMS IS PLENTY.
5. He worried about scurvy.
Scurvy- A disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes.
He worried about a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes.
6. Henry understood why le patron hit him, the lunacy of it.
Lunacy- Intermittent insanity once believed to be related to phases of the moon.
Henry understood why le patron hit him, the insanity of it.
AGAIN - VERY LITERAL. CHANGE: HENRY UNDERSTOOD WHY LE PATRON HIT HIM, THE INSANITY OF IT.
7. Henry took a deep breath to make himself coherent.
Coherent- Logically or aesthetically ordered or integrated.
Henry took a deep breath to make himself logically or aesthetically ordered.
8. This time Henry fell silent and le patron prodded.
Prodded- To thrust a pointed instrument into.
This time Henry fell silent and le patron thrust a pointed instrument into him.
9. Henry mulled over the situation.
Mulled- To consider at length.
Henry considered the situation.
10. To fit under the roof, he'd taken off his fez.
Fez- A tasseled red pillbox hat that is part of a french colonial soldier's uniform.
To fit under the roof, he'd taken off his tasseled red pillbox hat that was part of his french colonial soldier's uniform.
11. He became silent, looking over a gorge to a long series of ridges, the stark white rock furrowed into eerie, looming shapes like broken tusks.
stark- Rigid in or as if in death.
He became silent, looking over a gorge to a long series of ridges, the rigid white rock furrowed into eerie, looming shapes like broken tusks.
12. He became silent, looking over a gorge to a long series of ridges, the stark white rock furrowed into eerie, looming shapes like broken tusks.
furrowed- To make furrows, grooves, wrinkles, or lines in.
He became silent, looking over a gorge to a long series of ridges, the stark white rock furrows, grooves, and looming shapes like broken tusks.
13. Henry marveled at the hodgepodge of people willing to risk so much.
Hodgepodge- A heterogeneous mixture.
Henry marveled at the heterogeneous mixture of people willing to risk so much.
14. Some priests and nuns helped the resistince, but many church offcials supported the vichy and the deportation of jews and political undesirables.
Vichy- A common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944.
Some priests and nuns helped the resistince, but many church offcials supported the government of France and the deportation of jews and political undesirables.
15. The old maquisard crossed his arm across his broad chest and scrutinized Henry.
Scrutinized-examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.
The old maquisard crossed his arm across his broad chest and examined Henry thoroughly.
Anthony- You did steps 1 and 2 of this assignment. Reread the directions and finish, please. Mrs. M 5/2 ANTHONY - SEE ME; I'D LIKE TO TALK THIS THROUGH WITH YOU. MRS. M 5/15
Riley Holton
1. At least this time, he wasn't having to assess whether the person in front of him was going to save him or sell him.
Assess- evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of
At least this time, he wasn't having to evaluate whether the person in front of him was going to save him or sell him.
2. One of the train travelers clutched a long baguette.
Baguette-a slim, rectangular handbag;a long, narrow loaf of french bread
One of the train travelers clutched a long, slim handbag. THEY WERE CLUTCHING A LOAF OF BREAD.
3. Women were already queuing at butcher shops, counting out their ration points.
Queuing-a line or sequence of people awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed
Women were already in line waiting to be attended at butcher shops, counting out their ration points.
4. A gang of boisterous American soldier in uniform khaki rounded the corner.
Boisterous-noisy, energetic, and cheerful;rowdy
A gang of rowdy American soldiers in uniform khaki rounded the corner.
5. Lilly had been cooking, preparing for a normal day, while he'd been gallivanting like a crazed fool and nearly killed himself.
Gallivanting-go around from one place to another in the pursuit of pleasure or entertainment
Lilly had been cooking, preparing for a normal day, while he'd been moving around for entertainment like a crazed fool and nearly killed himself.
6. We were cut off from the abbey I sent children to before.
Abbey- the building or buildings occupied by a community of monks or nuns.
We were cut off from the building of monks and nuns I sent children to before.
7. The old maquisard crossed his arm across his broad chest and scrutinized Henry.
Scrutinized-examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.
The old maquisard crossed his arm across his broad chest and and inspected Henry.
8. Le patron's men had risked the heist because a British SOE officer had landed in a tree when he was parachuted in and broken his arm.
Heist-a robbery
Le patron's men had risked the robbery because a British SOE officer had landed in a tree when he was parachuted in and broken his arm.
9. He became silent, looking out over a gorge to a long series of ridges, the stark white rock furrowed into eerie, looming shapes, like broken tusks.
Eerie-strange and frightening.
He became silent, looking out over a gorge to a long series of ridges, the stark white rock furrowed into frightening, looming shapes, like broken tusks.
10. He became silent, looking out over a gorge to a long series of ridges, the stark white rock furrowed into eerie, looming shapes, like broken tusks.
Looming-appear in a shadowy form
He became silent, looking out over a gorge to a long series of ridges, the stark white rock furrowed into eerie, shadowy shapes, like broken tusks.
11. The monks live in seclusion.
Seclusion-a state of being private and away from other people.
The monks live in a state of being private and away from others.
12. Jutting out onto it was a flowering peninsula with a little white rectangular castle.
Jutting-extend out, over, or beyond the main body or line of something.
Extending out onto it was a flowering peninsula with a little white rectangular castle.
13. Henry gazed along the lake, thinking, trying to imagine the mind-set of a brave but distraught child.
Distraught-deeply upset and agitated
Henry gazed along the lake, thinking, trying to imagine the mind-set of a brave but agitated child.
14. Along the waters came the sound of conversation, laughter, dickering,
Dickering-petty argument or bargaining
Along the waters came the sound of conversation, laughter, bargaining.
15. She turned to him, with a smile that was both embarrassing and jubilant.
Jubilant-feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph
She turned to him, with a smile that was both embarrassing and expressing happiness.
Riley - you, too, have not completed this assignment. Check the directions, please. Mrs. M 5/2 BETTER 5/14
Chris Broghammer
1. There was something beneath the scowl, something new, something akin to concern.
scowl- displaying sadness, depression, or disappointment.
There was something beneath the sadness, something new, something akin to concern.
2. He sat down with the rock on his back, glancing back and fourth between the two tunnel entrances, instinctively checking high camp perimeters, as they’d been taught in basic training.
Perimeters- the boundary of a closed plane figure; the length of a perimeter; a line or strip bounding or protecting an area; outer limits ; the part of a basketball court outside the three-point line
He sat down with the rock on his back, glancing back and fourth between the two tunnel entrances, instinctively checking high camp outline
CHRIS - I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU MEAN BY THIS SECOND SENTENCE.
3. What an idiot he’d been not to learn her first name.
Idiot- an utterly foolish or senseless person
What an foolish person he’d been not to learn her first name.
4. Henry Poured out the story of the Gestapo’s interrogation, of the SS officer holding up a scarf and saying they held a women they suspected had aided him, of his managing to kill the Nazi and escape.
interrogation- the act of interrogating; questioning
Henry Poured out the story of the Gestapo’s questioning
5. Henry felt a wave of redemption that somehow his actions may be helped her even a little.
Redemption - The return of an investor's principal in a security, such as a stock, bond, or mutual fund.
Henry felt a wave of sadness
6. Then he never mentioned it again
Mentioned-to cite formally for a meritorious act or achievement
Then he never talked about it again
7. Henry floated in darkness.
Floated- move gently on the surface of a liquid; drift along
Henry drifted in darkness.
8. When he saw its brass radiator gleam in the moonlight.
Gleam- a flash or beam of light
When he saw its brass radiator shine in the moonlight.
9. Henry didn’t even consider knocking on Newcomb’s door.
Consider- to regard as or deem to be
Henry didn’t even deem knocking on Newcomb’s door.
10 .Dispite his reputation for brewing stump liquor.
Reputation- the estimation in which a person or thing is held
Dispite his estimation for brewing stump liquor.
11. The old man was getting almost respectable.
Respectable- worthy of respect or esteem; estimable; worthy
The old man was getting almost respect.
12. He popped up the fleecy collar of his new fight jacket.
Popped- to burst open with such a sound
He burst up the fleecy collar of his new fight jacket.
DOES THIS MAKE SENSE IN THIS SENTENCE? HOW CAN YOU INFER WHAT 'POPPED' MEANS IN THIS INSTANCE?
13. The owner was growing agitated.
Agitated-to give motion to; to move with an irregular, rapid, or violent action
The owner was growing monion
??? WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
14. The owner leaned up against the white stucco wall and folded his arms across his chest
Stucco- a wall, facing, molding, or any other work made of such materials
The owner leaned up against the white wall and folded his arms across his chest
YOU DIDN'T EXPLAIN WHAT STUCCO MEANS...IT HAS MOLDING OR DECORATIVE PLASTER.
15. He did note, though, that the lavish curtains he remembering being in the parlor, framing the windows, were missing.
lavish- nice
He did note, though, that the nice curtains FINISH THE SENTENCE.
Chris - You are the third one who is missing part of the assignment...reread the directions and please finish the assignment.
Mrs. M 5/2 CHRIS - BETTER EFFORT. THERE IS STILL ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT, BUT THE DUE DATE IS NOW EXPIRED. MRS. M 5/14
Peter A.
1. Oui, this is scoundrel.
scoundrel- a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately.
2. The MPs plopped Henry into a row of chairs in the main hallway....
MP - military police
The military police plopped Henry into a row of chairs in the main hallway....
3,& 4 ...intellectual -looking men who appeared as uncomfortable in their attempts at non-chalance and lounging as Henry felt.
non-chalance - quality of being without warmth or enthusiasm; showing cool lack of concern
lounging - to sit, or stand in a relaxed way.
...intellectual -looking men who appeared as uncomfortable in their attempts at looking cool and sit in a relaxed way.
5 About him hung an air of arrogance -
arrogance - quality of being overbearing and self important, proud, haughty
About him hung an air of being self important.
6. ...surveyed people down his fine, chiseled nose, something about his staccato voice.
staccato - distinct break between successive tones; abrupt, distinct speech pattern
...surveyed people down his fine, chiseled nose, something about his abrupt, distinct speech pattern.
7. ...surveyed people down his fine, chiseled nose
chiseled - cut or shaped as if by a chisel
...surveyed people down his fine, finely made nose
8. Mesmerized, Henry kept watching the man.
mesmerized - to hypnotize, spellbind
Hypnotized, Henry kept watching the man.
9. Then the man laughed at something he said, a sneering, guttural snort.
guttural - harsh, rasping sounds produced from the back of the throat.
Then the man laughed at something he said, a sneering, harsh, rasping snort.
10. Ready to die for your country of mongrels?
mongrel - an animal produced by the crossing of different breeds; a mixed breed
Ready to die for your country of people of mixed ethnic groups?
11. ... where he'd heard that snide laughter, that cold voice.
snide - in a sly mean way
... where he'd heard that mean laughter, that cold voice.
12. "Bastard!"
bastard - a person born to a person not married to each other; inferior person, less than the standard person
"You are worth nothing!"
13. "He's SS!"
SS - a military unit of the Nazi party used as special police
"He's Nazi special policeman!"
14 "Trafficking in stolen American goods and counterfeit ration cards.
counterfeit - an imitation of something made to deceive
"Trafficking in stolen American goods and imitation ration cards.
15 I can put you in the brig of a troopship....
brig - a prison for the U.S. Navy
I can put you in the Navy prison of a troopship...
Peter - Awesome job! You followed the directions perfectly! Yes!!!
Mrs. M 5/2